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| fixed length control field |
03213cam a2200313 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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9241571160 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9241571160 |
| 035 ## - |
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(Sirsi) 9241571160 |
| 060 ## - NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
QV 290 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| fixed length control field |
910125s1990 1 0 eng |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Tributyltin compounds / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
published under the joint sponsorship of the United Nations Environment Programme, the International Labour Organisation, and the World Health Organizaton ; first draft prepared by S. Dobson. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Geneva : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
World Health Organization, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
1990. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
273 p. |
| 440 #0 - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE |
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| Title |
Environmental health criteria ; |
| Volume/sequential designation |
116 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Translation in French and Spanish of chapters 1, 13, and 14. |
| 520 3# - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Evaluates risks to human health and the environment posed by the use of tributyltin compounds as molluscicides, as antifoulants on boats, ships, quays, buoys, and equipment in the fishing industry, as wood preservatives, and as slimicides on masonry. Tributyltin compounds are also used as biocides for cooling systems, power station cooling towers, pulp and paper mills, textile mills, and breweries. These compounds pose a particular threat to the marine environment in view of their documented high toxicity to aquatic organisms, including commercially important shellfish. A discussion of sources of environmental exposure concentrates on various national bans and restrictions introduced following evidence that use of these compounds in antifouling paints was responsible for a complete failure of the French oyster industry in the late 1970s. The review also notes that concentrations exceeding those producing acute lethal effects have been found worldwide in many different locations, most frequently associated with pleasure boating activities. Toxic effects on organisms in the environment are thoroughly evaluated in separate chapters dealing with algae and other micro-organisms, aquatic organisms, and terrestrial organisms. Tributyl compounds are observed to be toxic to microorganisms and highly toxic to oysters, mussels, and other marine molluscs consumed by humans. A review of field observations, which are in good agreement with laboratory findings, confirms the association between use of these compounds in the marine environment and mortality, malformations, and population decline of molluscs. The remaining sections evaluate findings from experimental studies and observations in occupationally exposed humans. The book concludes that tributyltin compounds are a severe irritant to human skin and an extreme irritant to the eye, and that inhalation of aerosols can have especially hazardous effects on the respiratory trac. Despite the large body of studies documenting toxicity, the book was unable to quantify the risk to humans posed by the consumption of contaminated fish and shellfish. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
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| Language note |
eng. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
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| Language note |
jpn. |
| 550 ## - ISSUING BODY NOTE |
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| Issuing body note |
WHODOC |
| 561 ## - OWNERSHIP AND CUSTODIAL HISTORY |
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| History |
WHO monograph |
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4 |
| 650 02 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Trialkyltin compounds. |
| 690 ## - LOCAL SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM (OCLC, RLIN) |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Chemical Toxicology and Carcinogenicity. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Dobson, Stuart. |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
World Health Organization. |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
International Programme on Chemical Safety. |
| 856 ## - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="https://apps.who.int/iris/">https://apps.who.int/iris/</a> |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
NLM Classification Scheme |
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Books |
